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Meaning of 'infamous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Infamous [ a.]
- Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer.
- Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption.
- Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.
- Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.

Meaning of 'infamous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infamous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- known widely and usually unfavorably
Example in sentence:
  • a notorious gangster;
  • the infamous Benedict Arnold;
  • the tenderloin district was notorious for vice

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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